It’s Election Day! Among the critical elections happening across the U.S. today are key races in Orlando and Miami. Elect leaders that will fight for our healthcare and protect our freedom. Check your voter status and find your polling site at 1199votes.org #WeCareWeVote

Healthcare workers are excited to support Eileen Higgins for Miami Mayor because she will work to create more affordable and workforce housing, expand and improve public transit and protect and uplift all residents. Vote early now or on Election Day, 11/4. @eileenformiami @1199seiu.org #WeCareWeVote

Looking for a true champion for working families? Join @1199seiu.org members who are supporting Tom Keen for Orlando City Commissioner. Vote early now or on Election Day, 11/4. #WeCareWeVote @tomkeenforfl

All across Florida, the message is clear - families first, not billionaires. #NoKings @1199seiu.org #1u

Uniting and standing in solidarity at the #NoKingsMiami event. No healthcare cuts! #NoKings

This is what democracy looks like at the #NoKings event in Miami. @1199seiu.org #NoKingsMiami

Dany Fleurantus is one of hundreds of Florida nursing home workers who is uniting with her peers through @1199seiu.org to fight for a fair contract. It’s time for employers to be fair to those who care. #Unite4Care #careisessential

Violence against healthcare workers is alarming. As advocates for workers and patients, we continue to push for protections for healthcare workers. One solution is safe staffing. Former healthcare worker & 1199SEIU organizer Bhishma Ramdass, who is quoted in this news story, explains. @1199seiu.org

"They cut Medicaid, the program that pays nursing home patients. They threaten immigrant workers with ICE raids ... without immigrant caregivers, without Medicaid, who would care for our sick? Together with our union, we're saying families first."- Tamika Jones, healthcare worker. #SolidaritySeason

Healthcare workers made their voices heard across Florida. The message on this #LaborDay was clear - families first, not billionaires. #SolidaritySeason is just getting started. @1199seiu.org

Tenet hospital workers in PBC distributed flyers to let the public know that hospitals like St. Mary’s Medical Center should be built on care, not corporate greed – a 33% raise for Tenet’s CEO while some staff earn less than fast food workers. It’s time for #TenetHealthcare to invest in care.

Several news outlets came out to our Miami rally to demand lawmakers put our #FamiliesFirst #CareNotCuts www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/m...

@seiu workers rallied here in Miami and across the U.S. to defend our families, protect our neighbors, and fight for a future where ALL our families thrive. No ICE, no cages, no cuts. #FamiliesFirst @1199seiu.org

We won’t remain silent while cuts to healthcare, education, food assistance and anti-immigrant policies hurt our communities. It’s time for lawmakers to put our #FamiliesFirst @1199seiu.org

We’re mobilizing a movement to make it clear working families need #CareNotCuts That’s the message @florida.1199seiu.org Executive VP Roxey Nelson shared at our #FamiliesFirst rally in Miami. @1199seiu.org

In Miami and in all 50 states, @seiu workers rallied to say in one unified voice that we put Families First — not ICE, not cages, not billionaires. #WeChooseCare @1199seiu.org

Draconian anti-immigrant policies don't just hurt families, they also impact our jobs, patient care and the economy. For more, check out this article.

The Big Beautiful Betrayal Bill attacks immigrants, guts healthcare, and protects the ultra-wealthy. We’re not staying silent and Congress, we’ll SEE YOU AT THE POLLS. #ThisBillKills @1199seiu.org

Yvonne Armstrong, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, issued the following statement on today’s House vote: @1199seiu.org

Our basic rights are under attack —free speech, protest, and due process. That’s why @1199SEIU healthcare workers and people of faith from communities across the U.S. are participating in a Justice Journey to Louisiana. Join us: seiu.co/JusticeJourney #SolidaritySummer

Nursing home worker Marie Ange Jeanty is always ready to advocate for quality care, worker's rights and justice for all. Let's follow her lead on this #TakeChargeTuesday @1199seiu.org

Must-read from @FLDecidesHC’s Mitch Emerson in the Miami Herald: “Medicaid expansion isn’t a partisan issue — it’s a people issue. And when politicians won’t act, the people must.” Read the powerful op-ed:

Lifesavers, compassionate caregivers, healthcare heroes - just a few words to describe nurses. As part of our #NursesWeek celebration, we honor all of these dedicated healthcare professionals including Deborah Montgomery, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. @1199seiu.org

It's time to spotlight our healthcare champions as we celebrate Nurses Week! Among these dedicated caregivers is Miami RN Rublas Ruiz. Thank you for putting patients first and standing together with your fellow union members to uplift your coworkers and community. #NursesWeek @1199seiu.org

It's Nurses Week - a time to celebrate and acknowledge all of the dedicated nurses who provide compassionate care to our loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes. Here's one of those sheroes - Virginia Kandos, an APRN at UHealth Tower. #NursesWeek @1199seiu.org

We're making our voices heard about the need to protect democracy, social security, Medicaid and other critical issues at a Miami #MayDay event. @1199seiu.org @seiu.org

Did you know? The Department of Education helps fund over 18,000 school districts across the country? Dismantling and defunding the Department of Education will mean major funding losses for states, impacting students and schools nationwide. #ProtectPublicEducation

🚨 Trump’s attack on public education is an attack on our communities. His attempt to eliminate the Department of Education will gut resources for students & threaten educators' jobs—all to fund tax cuts for billionaires. Students, educators, and families need more funding for schools, not less!

Healthcare workers met with Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart to express their concerns about proposed cuts to Medicaid which provides essential care to more than 3 million Floridians. @1199seiu.org #HandsOffMedicaid @seiu.org @32bjseiu.bsky.social

Check out this WUSF news story about our Medicaid roundtable in Orlando which brought clergy, elected officials, a CNA and other stakeholders together to discuss the potentially devastating impact of proposed cuts to healthcare & SNAP - the federal food assistance program. @1199seiu.org

We had an informative and spirited discussion about the harmful GOP Medicaid cuts during our roundtable in Orlando. Thanks to all who participated: Pastor Brandon Screen - Anointed Rock Ministries, Florida Reps @annaforflorida.bsky.social and #JohannaLopez, CNA Kaydra Bonamy & other stakeholders.

"If the hospital does not have the appropriate staffing to take care of the patients, to deal with the needs of the visitors and everybody in between, it leaves the hospital open for more violence."- Bhishma Ramdass, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East organizer. www.msn.com/en-us/public...

Republican politicians in DC & Tallahassee have proposed massive cuts to Medicaid so they can fund more tax breaks for billionaires. This would jeopardize health and education programs for children, as well as care for seniors and jobs would be lost at hospitals and nursing homes. #HandsOffMedicaid

BREAKING: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1284, sponsored by Sen. Erin Grall. SB 1284 seeks to deceptively erode reproductive freedom in Florida by amending wrongful death statutes in a way that could pave the path to civil lawsuits tied to abortion care.

"This incident should be the thing that forces their hand... to make them do it, and if they don’t do it, that tells you what they care about," - Roxey Nelson, Executive VP @1199seiu.org told CBS 12 News in response to the brutal attack of a Florida nurse at HCA Palms West. #WeCareForFL

Now, imagine if the top 1 percent actually paid their fair share 🤔

No cuts to Medicaid! That’s the message healthcare worker Ozetha Fennel Williams delivered to staff at Congresswoman Laurel Lee’s office. Medicaid covers almost 1 in 4 Americans – seniors, kids, working parents, veterans, people of color, & people with disabilities. #HandsOffMedicaid @1199seiu.org

Today at 3pm, join this virtual rally to save Medicaid. #HandsOffMedicaid

Join us @ 3 PM ET as we stand up for Medicaid with Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Ron Wyden, and top health care advocates. Let’s raise our voices together! 🔗 Watch Live Here seiu.co/3XpfEbW #HandsOffMedicaid #ProtectOurCare

When women lead, we all rise. From the frontlines of labor to the fight for justice, women have always led the way. We honor the trailblazers who shattered barriers and built power for workers everywhere. Solidarity drives progress—let’s keep pushing forward. #WomensHistoryMonth

Thank you @repdarrensoto.bsky.social for welcoming 1199SEIU healthcare workers and for your unwavering commitment to protect and uplift Florida's working families.

"This administration’s pattern of using immigrants as political scapegoats to distract from their billionaires’ agenda is clear. SEIU members stand with Haitian TPS holders, their families, and all immigrant workers who contribute to this nation." April Verrett, SEIU President. seiu.co/41r6NZJ

#PressStatement: "It’s especially sad and distressing when a committed caregiver is critically hurt on the job providing care to others. As a union, the well-being and safety of workers is core to our mission." - Roxey Nelson, Exec. VP 1199SEIU. www.1199seiu.org/media-center...

Tell Congress to keep their #HandsOffMedicaid. Millions of children, families, seniors and people with disabilities count on Medicaid for their healthcare. #SaveMedicaid, call 866-426-2631 NOW!

“Let’s be clear: There is no good or right way to rip away healthcare coverage from 80 million children, senior citizens, veterans, working mothers and fathers, and people with disabilities.” April Verrett, SEIU President Read full statement: seiu.co/3XaI6OA

Tell Congress to keep their #HandsOffMedicaid. Millions of children, families, seniors and people with disabilities count on Medicaid for their healthcare. #SaveMedicaid, call 866-426-2631 NOW!

Join us virtually tonight, 6:30 - 8pm, to learn about legal rights, family preparedness plans and other steps immigrants can take to protect themselves and their families. We're proud to join our partners for this informative event: #FloridaImmigrantCoalition #SEIUFL #SEIU1991 @32bjseiu.bsky.social

We're joining forces with the Florida Immigrant Coalition and other partners for a virtual town hall to ensure immigrants know their legal rights, how to create a family preparedness plan and other critical information. Join us this Wednesday, 2/12 on Zoom.